National Building Museum
National Building Museum
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About this organization
Mission
The National Building Museum is a private, nonprofit educational institution founded in 1980 by the US Congress to explore American achievements in architecture, design, engineering, construction, and planning, and to encourage excellence in the building arts. It accomplishes this mission through exhibitions, education programs, and publications.
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EXHIBITIONS:HOUSE AND HOME: AN EXHIBITION WITH A KALEIDOSCOPIC ARRAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS, OBJECTS, MODELS, AND FILMS THAT TAKE THE VISITOR ON A TOUR OF HOUSES BOTH FAMILIAR AND SURPRISING, THROUGH PAST AND PRESENT, CHALLENGING OUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AT HOME IN AMERICA. REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY, LAWS, AND CONSUMER CULTURE HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT ENORMOUS CHANGE IN AMERICAN DOMESTIC LIFE. THE BREATHTAKING VARIETY OF STORIES ABOUT THE AMERICAN HOME SURPRISE, TEACH, AND ENTERTAIN.PLAY WORK BUILD: TAKES CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE THROUGH AN EXPLORATION OF PLAY WITH AN IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON INSTALLATION FEATURING MOLDED FOAM BLOCKS OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.SECRET CITIES: ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT: THE ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING OF THE MANHATTAN PROJECT EXHIBITION EXAMINES THE INNOVATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OAK RIDGE, HANFORD, AND LOS ALAMOS, TRACING THEIR PRECEDENTS IN THE BAUHAUS AND OTHER EARLY MODERN SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURAL THOUGHT. IT LOOKS AT THE DAILY LIFE WITHIN THE CITIES AND HOW IT WAS SHAPED BY THEIR PHYSICAL FORM, ILLUMINATING THE SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND SEGREGATION THAT WERE STILL EVIDENT IN THESE CITIES DESPITE THE HIGH-MINDED PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THEIR DESIGN.HOOPS: COMMUNITY PORTRAITS BY BILL BAMBERGER: THIS EXHIBITION PRESENTED A RICH AND DIVERSE SELECTION OF PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY BASKETBALL COURTS FROM AROUND THE NATION AND ACROSS THE GLOBEFROM THE DESERTS OF ARIZONA TO THE HILLS OF APPALACHIA, AND FROM THE STREETS OF THE NORTHEAST TO THE PLAYGROUNDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. PHOTOGRAPHER BILL BAMBERGER HAS TAKEN NEARLY 22,000 PHOTOGRAPHS SINCE THE SERIES WAS LAUNCHED IN 2004, AND THE 75 LARGE-FORMAT PRINTS FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION ARE THE LARGEST AND FIRST COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE WORK.FLICKERING TREASURES: REDISCOVERING BALTIMORE'S ORGOTEN MOVIE THEATERS: THIS EXHIBITION INVITED VISITORS TO TRAVEL IN TIME THROUGH A SURVEY OF BALTIMORE'S MOVIE- FROM 1896 TO THE PRESENT, USING PHOTOGRAPHY, ORAL HISTORIES, ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS, AND THEATER EPHEMERA TO ILLUMINATE THEMES OF MEMORY, LOSS, AND PRESERVATION. THROUGHOUT, PHOTOJOURNALIST AMY DAVIS' COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS REFLECT A NUANCED AND HUMANISTIC APPROACH. THE COMBINATION OF DAVIS' CONTEMPORARY VIEWS ALONGSIDE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL ILLUSTRATE THE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL ON AMERICAN CITIES, SPECIFICALLY BALTIMORE. THROUGH THE LENS OF THEATER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND USE, THE EXHIBITION ENGAGES WITH A FAMILIAR ARCHITECTURAL FORM THAT FEW MAY HAVE CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO URBAN HISTORY.LAWN: THE MUSEUM PARTNERED WITH THE LAB AT ROCKWELL GROUP TO PRESENT THE 2019 SUMMER BLOCK PARTY INSTALLATION. LAWN WAS AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION TAKING UP THE ENTIRETY OF THE MUSEUM'S GREAT HALL, AND OFFERED INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES.ANIMALS COLLECTED: THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM IS HOME TO 320,000 OBJECTS RELATED TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. MANY OF THESE ARTIFACTS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION HAVE NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. ANIMALS, COLLECTED IS A CHANCE TO EXPLORE SOME OF THE MUSEUM'S MOST UNUSUAL TREASURES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “The national building museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “The national building museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as DC.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 401 F STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2020 is 147.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $189,343.
- The organization has 35 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1975.
- The organization pays $4,763,526 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $921,812 in fundraising expenses.